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The Co-operative Group selects ACI Worldwide to enhance data security across all Co-op UK food stores and fuel sites

The Co-operative Group selects ACI Worldwide to enhance data security across all Co-op UK food stores and fuel sites

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a leading global provider of real-time electronic payment and banking solutions, today announced that The Co-operative Group (Co-op), one of the UK’s largest food retailers, has selected the company to run its card payments processing operations

28/04/2016 | Retail News, Retail Technology, Retailer News | Read More

Boots UK, the Co-operative Group, Marks & Spencer and Santander join forces to help high streets prosper

Responsible business charity Business in the Community (BITC), has announced a new Healthy High Streets campaign which will work with businesses to support UK high streets. The first four businesses to take the lead will be Boots UK, the Co-operative Group, Marks & Spencer

05/04/2014 | Retail News, Retailer News | Read More

The Co-operative Group to sell Farms business as part of wider strategic review

The Co-operative Group has confirmed it is to sell its Farms business as part of a wider strategic review of all of its businesses. It is also considering the future for its Pharmacy business. In a statement, the retailer said:

26/02/2014 | Convenience and independent retailers, Retail News, Retailer News | Read More
Young people present huge market opportunity, claims The Co-operative Group

Young people present huge market opportunity, claims The Co-operative Group

Young people, the hardest hit by recession, present a huge market opportunity and there is a chance to win their lifetime loyalty, according to Steve Murrells, CEO at The Co-operative Group. Addressing the 2013 IGD Convention, Murrells said targeting the

10/10/2013 | Convenience and independent retailers, Retail News, Retailer News | Read More
The Co-operative Group posts £559m loss as banking troubles take their toll

The Co-operative Group posts £559m loss as banking troubles take their toll

Like-for-like food sales at The Co-operative Group fell 1.1% in the first six months but the Group suffered a £559m loss overall a result of new write-downs in its troubled banking arm. Operating profit in food dipped to £117.4m In

29/08/2013 | Convenience and independent retailers, Retail News, Retailer News | Read More
Co-operative to withdraw lads’ mags from 4,000 stores if publishers don’t cover up

Co-operative to withdraw lads’ mags from 4,000 stores if publishers don’t cover up

The Co-operative Retail Trading Group has called for publishers of lads’ mags to put them in so-called sealed modesty bags or they will be withdrawn from sale in over 4,000 Co-operative stores. The move by all Co-operative societies, including The

29/07/2013 | Convenience and independent retailers, Retail News, Retailer News | Read More
Co-operative Group appoints former Barclays executive as group HR director

Co-operative Group appoints former Barclays executive as group HR director

The Co-operative Group, the UK’s largest customer-owned business, today announces the appointment of Rebecca Skitt as is its new group HR director. Skitt has 20 years’ UK and international experience in HR, encompassing both the fast moving consumer goods sector with Unilever

27/02/2013 | Retail News | Read More
Key speakers announced for UK’s premier conference for co-operative retailers

Key speakers announced for UK’s premier conference for co-operative retailers

International and national figures have been announced as speakers for the UK’s leading conference that brings together directors, managers and executives of co-operative retailers from across the UK. The annual event – which takes in Birmingham from 22–24 February 2013

31/01/2013 | Conferences, Events, Services Time | Read More
Tesco back on track and matching market growth, latest Kantar data shows

Tesco back on track and matching market growth, latest Kantar data shows

Tesco has matched grocery market growth for the first time since June 2011 and maintained its market share, according to the latest grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, published today for the 12 weeks ending 20 January 2013. Tesco’s sales

29/01/2013 | Data Time, Research | Read More

The Co-operative Group launches protected Christmas saving stamps scheme

The Co-operative Group has today (Monday 28 January 2013) launched a new savings scheme trust, becoming the first retailer to protect customers paying into a saving stamps scheme. The trust, which claims to set a new benchmark in consumer protection

28/01/2013 | Convenience and independent retailers, Retail News, Retailer News | Read More
Co-operative trials QR codes on fresh produce packaging

Co-operative trials QR codes on fresh produce packaging

The Co-operative Group claims it will become one of the first major retailers to feature QR (Quick Response) codes on fresh produce packaging to give customers information on the food, its growers and recipes. QR codes will be printed on

18/10/2011 | Convenience and independent retailers, Retail News, Retailer News | Read More
Co-operative to list ethical plaster designed by students

Co-operative to list ethical plaster designed by students

Ethical plasters, designed by students from Bushey Meads School, are going on sale in Co-operative stores today (1 June 2011). The One Careplast plasters are the result of a nationwide competition to design the next One product for Global Ethics,

01/06/2011 | Convenience and independent retailers, Ethical sourcing, Retail News, Retailer News, Sustainability Time | Read More

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